GUN ARTICLES

November 30, 2005 - The end of each month signifies a variety of milestones across everyone's lives. People are getting their paychecks, making resolutions, doing their laundry, going grocery shopping, cleaning their gutters, and possibly celebrating with a frosty beverage. In keeping with the theme of closure, we here at IGN amass from our vast library of green-boxed games the ones that came out over the past month and determine which one is the reigning champ.

November 8, 2005 - After seven years of solely making Tony Hawk games, Neversoft, the Southern California developer that's made a mint on perfecting the best skateboarding games on the planet, has branched into new territory with a rowdy, spirited action game based on the Wild West. The subject matter of Old West shooters is hugely popular with gamers, who anxiously awaited Rockstar's Red Dead Revolver last year and have shown substantial interest in more Western goodness.

November 2, 2005 - You've read the previews, all 19 of them, and you pretty much decided on a few things. One of them might be buying Neversoft's Gun, which hits Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube, and PC next week, following with the Xbox 360 version the following week. We've got the final game and while we cannot pass a final judgment on the review code yet, there are many parts that have piqued our interests.

October 20, 2005 - After several healthy eyes-on previews, we finally got a chance to try out Neversoft's first non-Tony Hawk game in seven years. Gun, the simply named Western third-person shooter, is that endeavor, and it's a giant one for the Southern California developer. In development on five systems -- Xbox, Xbox 360, PS2, PC, and GameCube, this action-driven, open design game does something Neversoft has been working toward with Tony Hawk's Underground series -- a strong narrative.

September 28, 2005 - Dust-kicking veterans Kris Kristofferson and Tom Skerritt lead the talent roll for Gun, as Activision today revealed its roster of voice, writing, and music talent for the upcoming Wild West shooter.

August 22, 2005 - Heading into this next generation of games, one of the things gamers have clamored for above many other elements is a good, well-written story. While discerning for years, gameplayers have yearned for more believable stories, more dramatic narratives, and imaginative tales that aren't entirely based on bathroom humor, or that ended up with a kiss from the princess. This current generation of console games have, in part, addressed the issue, but publishers are taking the initiative more seriously and they want this next generation of games to shine like they have never before.

August 15, 2005 - Yeah, yeah, yeah. We know all about the Wild West. We played Gunsmoke, we heard all about Gunslinger, which never came out. We played Dead Man's Hand and regretted it, and we liked the eccentric take Capcom and Rockstar delivered with Red Dead Revolver. So, how will Neversoft take on the Wild West differently, better, and in a way that takes advantage of the next generation?

July 18, 2005 - "Greed, lust, violence, that truly was the Wild West."
These are the rough, hallowed words of one wide-eyed Joel Jewett, president of Neversoft and resident displaced cowboy in his description of Neversoft's new baby, Gun. After six years of straight Tony Hawk games, punk music, and 720s, Neversoft finally has something else to say, and the Southern California developer is going at it with all guns blazing in the gory, savage, and lawless Wild West.

July 21, 2004 - In a rather clarification kind of way today, Activision announced that the development team behind Tony Hawk Pro Skater is finally in development for a game that's not about skateboarding. What the devil? Neither the premise, the style of game, nor its name were revealed in the announcement. Activision did however explain that the title is slated for fiscal 2006 alongside with another Tony Hawk Pro Skater iteration. IGN originally reported this development in February.